Meir 2101653 221296678 2008-06-23T22:19:55Z 204.15.6.99 /* See also */ '''Meir''' can refer to: == Name == === First === * [[Rabbi Meir]], the famous Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Talmud * [[Meir Ariel]], an Israeli [[singer/songwriter]] * [[Meir Bar-Ilan]] (1880—1949), a [[rabbi]] and [[Religious Zionism]] leader * Meir Ben Baruch (1215—1293) aka [[Meir of Rothenburg]], a [[Germany|German]] rabbi, poet, and author * [[Meir Dizengoff]] (1861—1936) , an [[Israeli]] politician * [[Meir Har-Zion]], an Israeli [[commando]] fighter * [[Meir Kahane]] (1932—1990), a rabbi and political activist * [[Meir Lublin]] (1558—1616), a [[Poland|Polish]] rabbi, [[Talmud]]ist and [[Posek]] * [[Meir Nitzan]], the mayor of [[Rishon-LeZion]], [[Israel]] * [[Meir Shalev]], an Israeli [[writer]] * [[Meir Shapiro]] (1887—1933), a [[Hasidic]] Rabbi and creator of the [[Daf Yomi]] * [[Meir Simcha of Dvinsk]] (1843—1926), a rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe * [[Meir Zorea]] (1923—1995), a general in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] and Israeli politician * [[Meir Sheetrit]], a current Israeli Knesset member for the [[Kadima]] party === Middle === * [[Yisrael Meir Kagan]] (1838—1933), a Polish [[rabbi]], [[Halakha|Halakhist]] and [[Ethics|ethicist]] * [[Yisrael Meir Lau]], the [[Chief Rabbi]] of the city of [[Tel Aviv]], Israel * [[Yitzchak Meir Alter]] (1798(?)—1866), a Polish rabbi and founder of the [[Ger (Hasidic dynasty)]] within [[Hasidic Judaism]] === Last === * [[Golda Meir]] (1898—1978), a founder of the modern [[State of Israel]] and one of the first [[Prime Ministers of Israel]]. She also served as Minister of Labor, 1949-1956; [[Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel]], 1956-1966, Leader of the Alignment, 1969–1974, and Minister of Justice. == Places == * [[Meir (Antwerp)]], [[Belgium]], a main shopping street * [[Meir, Egypt]] is a village and an important archeological site in [[Egypt]] * [[Meir, Staffordshire]], England * [[Meire Grove, Minnesota]], a city * [[Shalom Meir tower]], a building in Tel Aviv, Israel == See also == * [[Meyr]], [[Meier]], [[Meyer]], [[Maier]], [[Mayer]], [[Mair]], [[Mayr]], [[Mair]], [[Mier]], [[Myer (disambiguation)|Myer]], [[Von Meyer]], * [[Myers]], [[Meyers]] * [[Meyerson]], [[Myerson]] * [[German family name etymology]] * [[List of Jewish surnames]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Jewish surnames]] [[de:Meir]] [[nl:Meir]]